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Julie Salamon

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Julie Salamon has written thirteen books in many genres, including Unlikely Friends, an Audible Original released summer 2021. Her new children's book One More Story, Tata, illustrated by Jill Weber, was published by Astra's Minerva imprint in July 2024. She is working on a nonfiction book for Ann Godoff at The Penguin Press, that involves the crisis of urban homelessness and its intersection with history. Julie's other books include New York Times bestsellers Wendy and the Lost Boys and The Christmas Tree (illustrated by Jill Weber) as well as Hospital, The Devil’s Candy, Facing the Wind , The Net of Dreams , Innocent Bystander and Rambam’s Ladder. She has written two children's books, Mutt's Promise, and Cat in the City, also illustrated ...more

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Julie Salamon I am currently working on a non-fictin narrative for Little, Brown, looking at the hijacking of the Achille Lauro 30 years ago and the aftermath.
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Old dog, new tricks!

In the category of old dog, new tricks, I've added Skype in the Classroom. This service, provided by Penguin, connects authors to classrooms all over the world. So this morning began with me sitting in front of my computer, talking to third graders in Nigeria!

As always, I learned as much (possibly more) from the students as they learned from me. Their questions were terrific; their enthusiasm gra Read more of this blog post »
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The Christmas Tree by Julie Salamon
"I thoroughly enjoyed this story of the Christmas tree that was picked for Rockefeller center one year. There was so much depth and attachment to this tree and I have felt this way about a big blue spruce that used to be in our yard. This is a wonderf" Read more of this review »
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One More Story, Tata! by Julie Salamon
"A lovely character picture book with some serious backstories. For any age genealogist."
The Devil's Candy by Julie Salamon
"An incredible account of what it takes to get any major movie made, irrespective of whether or not it becomes a notorious fiasco. It would have been so easy for the author to take a mocking tone, but it's fair-minded throughout and never loses respec" Read more of this review »
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This eye-opening book about the unheralded women who helped create the Museum of Modern Art is filled with feminist moxie. Its erudite and entertaining profiles are studded with fabulous photos from the MoMA archives. These bring to mind those great ...more
One More Story, Tata! by Julie Salamon
"This beautiful store of a very small girl and her great grandmother is so special in this time. To show a child the wonders of someone very old rather than always seeking something new and shiny is a wonderful message, and the story and pictures brin" Read more of this review »
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“Anyone who had anything got out,”
Julie Salamon, The Net of Dreams: A Family's Search for a Rightful Place

“Everybody thinks about film, everybody knows films are made somewhere out there, and it’s interesting,” he said. “But very little is known about what goes on because all of us lie.”
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“De Palma knew he had a selling problem. How should “The Bonfire of the Vanities” be presented? As a satire? A drama? A comedy?”
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